No. 4 UCLA Blanks UCSD, 7-0

Photo is courtesy of UCLA

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The fourth-ranked UCLA men's tennis team blanked UC San Diego on Thursday afternoon at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Tennis Courts.  With the win, the Bruins improve to 19-2 on the season.

UCLA made quick work of UC San Diego in doubles, clinching the point on courts 1 and 3.  Maxime Cressy and Austin Rapp downed Edvin Larsson and Richard Han, 6-2, on court 3 to get things started.  Shortly after, Karue Sell and Joseph Di Giulio edged Alexandre Miaule and Horea Porutiu, 6-4, on court 1 to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead.

Video of doubles match point: pic.twitter.com/G8ulz3oM6R

— UCLA Men's Tennis (@uclatennis) April 14, 2016

Continuing this momentum in singles play, the Bruins swept the first sets.  Rapp was the first to
register a singles win, downing Han in straights.  Cressy followed suit on court 6 with a straight-set win of his own over Riku Hashiyada.  UCLA led 3-0 and had commanding second-set leads in three of the four remaining matches.

No. 58 Gage Brymer sealed the deal for the Bruins on court 2 when he coasted past Miaule, 6-2, 6-4.

Brymer defeats Miaule 6-2, 6-4 and Bruins clinch match against Tritons. Remaining three matches will be played out pic.twitter.com/hfC71fYsAa

— UCLA Men's Tennis (@uclatennis) April 14, 2016

The remaining matches played out, with Logan Staggs and Di Giulio quickly defeating their Triton opponents in straights.  On court 1, No. 45 Martin Redlicki battled back and forth in a super tiebreaker after dropping the second set to UCSD’s Eric Tseng.  Redlicki saved a match point to knot the score at 11-11, then went on to win two straight points and take the match.

Redlicki wins the long rally and takes out Tseng 6-3, 3-6, 13-11. Bruins defeat Tritons 7-0! pic.twitter.com/jXd2yAWIH5

— UCLA Men's Tennis (@uclatennis) April 14, 2016

Next up, the Bruins travel crosstown for a doubleheader with the women’s tennis team against the USC Trojans.  Action begins on Sunday with doubles at 12:30 pm PDT.  Men’s singles kicks off at 1:30 pm, followed by women’s singles.  Singles play will be televised live on Pac-12 Networks.

#4 UCLA 7, UC San Diego 0
Apr 14, 2016 at Los Angeles, CA (Sunset Tennis Courts)

Doubles competition

1. Sell/Di Giulio (UCLA) def. Miaule/Porutiu (UCSD) 6-4

2. McDonald/Brymer (UCLA) vs. Tseng/Amaral (UCSD) 5-4, unfinished

3. Cressy/Rapp (UCLA) def. Larsson/Han (UCSD) 6-2

Singles competition

1. #45 Martin Redlicki (UCLA) def. Eric Tseng (UCSD) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (13-11)

2. #58 Gage Brymer (UCLA) def. Alexandre Miaule (UCSD) 6-2, 6-4

3. Logan Staggs (UCLA) def. Rodrigo Amaral (UCSD) 6-4, 6-2

4. Joseph Di Giulio (UCLA) def. Horea Porutiu (UCSD) 6-2, 6-3

5. Austin Rapp (UCLA) def. Richard Han (UCSD) 6-2, 6-2

6. Maxime Cressy (UCLA) def. Riku Hashiyada (UCSD) 6-2, 6-1

Match Notes

UC San Diego 13-8

UCLA 19-2; National ranking #4

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (5,6,2,3,4,1)